योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-57

न किंचिदपि दृश्येऽस्मिन्सत्यं तेन हतात्मना ।
चित्रं दग्धशरीरेण जनता विप्रलभ्यते ॥ ५७ ॥

na kiṃcidapi dṛśye'sminsatyaṃ tena hatātmanā ,
citraṃ dagdhaśarīreṇa janatā vipralabhyate 57

57. na kiṃcit api dṛśye asmin satyam tena hata-ātmanā
citram dagdha-śarīreṇa janatā vipralabhyate

57. Truly, for one whose true self (ātman) is deluded, nothing at all in this visible reality is real. It is strange that people are deceived by the perishable body.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything at all (in conjunction with api and na) (something, anything, a little, merely)

• अपि (api) - at all (emphasizing the negation) (also, even, too, furthermore)

• दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in this visible world/reality (in the visible, in the perceived, in the spectacle, in the phenomenal world)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (visible world) (in this)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - real (as a predicate adjective/noun) (truth, reality, real, true, truly)

• तेन (tena) - for him (referring to `hata-ātmanā`) (by that, by him, therefore)

• हत-आत्मना (hata-ātmanā) - by the one whose true self (ātman) is deluded or obscured (by the deluded self, by the one whose self is destroyed/ruined)

• चित्रम् (citram) - it is strange (wonderful, strange, amazing, a wonder)

• दग्ध-शरीरेण (dagdha-śarīreṇa) - by the perishable body (by the burnt body, by the perishable body)

• जनता (janatā) - people in general (people, multitude, mankind, community)

• विप्रलभ्यते (vipralabhyate) - is deceived/deluded (is deceived, is deluded, is beguiled)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything at all (in conjunction with api and na) (something, anything, a little, merely)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - something, anything, a little, merely

Indeclinable form of `kim` + `cid`

Note: Used here as a predicate nominative with `satyam`.

अपि (api) - at all (emphasizing the negation) (also, even, too, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

दृश्ये (dṛśye) - in this visible world/reality (in the visible, in the perceived, in the spectacle, in the phenomenal world)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, seen, phenomenal world, object of sight

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root `dṛś` (to see) with suffix `ya`

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this (visible world) (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with `dṛśye`.

सत्यम् (satyam) - real (as a predicate adjective/noun) (truth, reality, real, true, truly)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, existent, truth, reality

From `sat` (being, existent)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective qualifying `kiṃcit api`.

तेन (tena) - for him (referring to `hata-ātmanā`) (by that, by him, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person described by `hata-ātmanā`.

हत-आत्मना (hata-ātmanā) - by the one whose true self (ātman) is deluded or obscured (by the deluded self, by the one whose self is destroyed/ruined)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hata-ātman

hata-ātman - one whose self is destroyed/ruined/deluded, lost self, bewildered self

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hata+ātman)

• hata – struck, killed, destroyed, ruined, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `han` (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, ego
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the individual who is deluded.

चित्रम् (citram) - it is strange (wonderful, strange, amazing, a wonder)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - bright, clear, variegated, wonderful, strange, a picture, a wonder

Note: Used predicatively, implying 'It is strange'.

दग्ध-शरीरेण (dagdha-śarīreṇa) - by the perishable body (by the burnt body, by the perishable body)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dagdha-śarīra

dagdha-śarīra - burnt body, perishable body

Compound type : tatpurusha (dagdha+śarīra)

• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire, tormented
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `dah` (to burn)
  Root: dah (class 1)
• śarīra – body, frame, physical form
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agent of `vipralabhyate` (passive).

जनता (janatā) - people in general (people, multitude, mankind, community)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janatā

janatā - people, multitude, mankind, community

From `jana` + suffix `tā`

Note: Subject of the passive verb `vipralabhyate`.

विप्रलभ्यते (vipralabhyate) - is deceived/deluded (is deceived, is deluded, is beguiled)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of labh

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: labh (class 1)